The Great Republican Hope

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Power, money, prestige, exclusivity etc. are the reasons they usually choose that profession. The teaching profession at least has a lot of people in it that went into it because they like to teach.

I dont know Scuds...is that fair? How can you definitively say what one's motivations are for choosing a particular career? Isnt that a personal thing? Wouldnt that vary from individual to individual?

i can think of lot easier ways to achieve power, money, prestige and exclusivity. Remember-undergrad, med school, residency, blah, blah blah...thats a lot of school and a lot of work.

Why wouldnt they just go trade bonds?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

I dont know Scuds...is that fair? How can you definitively say what one's motivations are for choosing a particular career? Isnt that a personal thing? Wouldnt that vary from individual to individual?

i can think of lot easier ways to achieve power, money, prestige and exclusivity. Remember-undergrad, med school, residency, blah, blah blah...thats a lot of school and a lot of work.

Why wouldnt they just go trade bonds?

I just don't think very many are doing it for the satisfaction of helping sick people. As far as banking goes, I don't remember that as one of the main professions that kids are told "the brightest" go into.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

I just don't think very many are doing it for the satisfaction of helping sick people. As far as banking goes, I don't remember that as one of the main professions that kids are told "the brightest" go into.

you didnt say anything about bright. You said "power, money, prestige, exclusivity".

If a person were looking for those things and didnt care about helping people, why would they want to be a doctor? All that school and all that work.

I can think of a bunch of careers off the top of my head where they could get all of the things you are talking about (power, money, prestige, exclusivity) and it wouldnt cost them 12 years and a quarter million dollars in student loans.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

you didnt say anything about bright. You said "power, money, prestige, exclusivity".

I said "etc." To me, it's the same as prestige. A lot of smart people go into this profession because it's considered a smart people's profession.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

you didnt say anything about bright. You said "power, money, prestige, exclusivity".

If a person were looking for those things and didnt care about helping people, why would they want to be a doctor? All that school and all that work.

I can think of a bunch of careers off the top of my head where they could get all of the things you are talking about (power, money, prestige, exclusivity) and it wouldnt cost them 12 years and a quarter million dollars in student loans.

You're right. They'd become a politician ie a Bush, a Kennedy etc.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

You're right. They'd become a politician ie a Bush, a Kennedy etc.

exactly. Or work as a government contractor. Those guys are going to make fortunes over the next 8 years. Heck, those guys have been making fortunes for a while.